Hebrew · H3511, H605 · unreviewed

כְּאֵב אָנושׁ

Suffering (physical or mental), adversity · to be frail , feeble , or (figuratively) melancholy

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כְּאֵב H3511 suffering (physical or mental), adversity
Pronunciation kĕʾēb
Encompasses both physical pain and deep emotional anguish; signifies suffering as a totality of human distress
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אָנַשׁ H605 to be frail , feeble , or (figuratively) melancholy
Pronunciation anushah
Describes human weakness and vulnerability, moving from physical frailty to existential hopelessness or desperation.
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What does כְּאֵב אָנושׁ (kĕʾēḇ ʾānûš) mean in the Bible?

כְּאֵב · אָנַשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "pain, incurable wound".

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Meaning

pain, incurable wound
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